Like many leaders across the country, I am leading a school during a pandemic. We began the 2020-2021 school year on August 3. We started the year virtual for all scholars, and then on August 17, we opened our doors for the families and scholars who selected in-person instruction. Our first day of school was…
When people talk about the difficulties of teaching the conversation usually revolves around students, pay, and administration. Typically, in that order. That is where the conversation belongs. Students can be difficult. The pay isn’t great and depending on where you work, neither are your bosses. However, for me personally, those things don’t register as particularly…
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that he will appoint Katie Jenner as Indiana’s education secretary. She will serve as the first ever appointed secretary of education for the state. Ever since Democrat Glenda Ritz upset Tony Bennett in 2012 for the Superintendent of Public Instruction role there had been talk of making the position an appointed…
When deciding I wanted to pursue education, I knew that even at the peak, I would never make millions of dollars. I also knew that I may never truly make as much as I am truly worth. These are all decisions that I was comfortable with when I decided to pursue education. But now, I…
It should not have taken a pandemic for students across the United States to have access to one-to-one technology and the internet. The need has always been there and so have the excuses of why this wasn’t a possibility. Now, that we know this is possible, we should fight to maintain it. First and foremost,…
The Marion County Public Health Department issued a new public health order that mandated every school in Marion County must return to remote learning by the end of the month. This order applies to both public and private schools. Schools must be closed by Nov. 30 though they are encouraged to close sooner, if possible….
It has only been 60 years since Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school. Six years after the Brown v. Board of Education which mandated the desegregation of school in the United States, Bridges was the first child to do so. Thanks to the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis many Indy…
The health officials in Indianapolis have ordered all K-12 school in Marion County to return to 100% virtual learning by November 30 through at least January 15. The announcement was made in response to the rising COVID-19 cases not just across the state but specifically in Marion County. According to health officials, the seven-day positivity…
I recently had an opportunity to sit on a virtual panel with the Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males. The panel was part of the 2020 Annual Black Males Conference. This year, the focus was education. The conference emphasized that too few Black males are graduating from high school and attending colleges…
In education, there has always been a push for students to be ready for college. Then, the emphasis shifted to students being college and career ready. Now, many schools promote three paths: enrollment, employment, or enlistment as options after high school graduation. Despite the shift in language, more weight seems to be put on being…